Timothée Chalamet (or Chala-mala-bing-bong, as his new nickname thanks to Florence Pugh) has been among Hollywood’s most irresistibly attractive heartthrobs since his first appearance on the big screen in 2014’s dramatic comedy. Men, women and children. With millions of fans around the world obsessed with the perfect combination of cute and hot, the only way for the already quite successful young aspiring actor in the entertainment industry is up.
But as it turns out, this heartthrob has another big heartthrob in the industry that he looks up to and swoons over, and this new obsession began right after watching Ryan Gosling’s $145 million rom-com. Crazy, Stupid, Love.
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Timothée Chalamet can’t help but swoon over Ryan Gosling after watching Crazy, Stupid, Love
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Crazy, Stupid, Love revolves around a middle-aged man named Cal (played by Steve Carell) whose wife (Julianne Moore) is divorcing him because he has “lost his masculinity.” Having lost hope of dating and devastated by his family falling apart, he seeks help from Jacob (Ryan Gosling), a smooth-talking gambler who is about to meet his latest match, Hannah (Emma Stone).
Although he is already very famous for his incredible work in numerous other super hit rom-coms, Ryan Gosling did an equally amazing job in this film. Perhaps that’s why Timothée Chalamet couldn’t help but swoon over the Oscar-nominated actor’s performance in the 2011 $145 million romantic comedy.
In Variety’s “Actors on Actors” interview with Emma Stone and Timothee Chalametthe conversation turned to Crazy, Stupid, Love and how brilliantly Stone and Gosling, as well as Carell and Moore, played in it. Fainting from Barbie star, Dunes actor said:
“Ryan Gosling looks like the perfect man.”
Undoubtedly, this statement fits perfectly Notebook actor. In fact, Chalamet could have added another star to Ryan Gosling’s already stellar reputation with his comment.
However La La Land the star is not the only actor who Timothée Chalamet was inspired. Surprisingly, Lady Bird the actor feels he owes his entire acting career to the late acting legend Heath Ledger.
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Timothée Chalamet feels he owes his entire acting career to Heath Ledger
Timothée Chalamet is a man of many talents and was inspired by none other than the beloved late actor Heath Ledger. In an interview with The Last Magazine, the 27-year-old aspiring actor spoke about the late legend’s impeccable performance in his film. The Dark Knight inspired him so much that he immediately realized that he wanted to become an actor.
“I saw The Dark Knight when I was thirteen,” Chalamet said, “before I even applied for LaGuardia, and Heath Ledger made me want to act.”
During his acceptance speech at the 2018 National Board of Review Awards Small woman the star explained how Ledger played a huge role in his development as an actor:
“(Watching The Dark Knight) was a really transformative experience for me. I didn’t know anything about acting, but I knew I wanted to play something or someone like Heath Ledger’s Joker.”
Generally, Timothée Chalamet’s inspiration, coupled with his enormous hard work and impressive performances, has given him such a big stage to work on, with Dunes the director even claims that, like other young aspiring actors in the entertainment industry, “The Future of Hollywood.”
Source: “Actors Interviewed by Actors” Variety | Latest Magazine | National Board of Review Gala Awards